Steve Ball: KP of the Year 2014
Manor House Hotel’s dedicated, long-serving KP wins Winterhalter-sponsored awardSteve Ball of the five star Manor House Hotel in the Cotswolds is not your average KP. For one thing, he’s been at the hotel for 35 years. He’s as likely to be found working in the kitchen garden, or ordering supplies, as he is in the kitchen – which he keeps spotlessly clean. But what really sets him apart is that he is Kitchen Porter of the Year for 2014. The award, which is supported by Winterhalter, was hard fought and there were well over 100 entries this year. The judges described the overall standard